Some birthday stash love

I know it seems I’ve been missing in action, but to tell you the truth, I’ve been head down, tail up working at getting my stash up and running!!!   ….aside from the fact my camera’s batteries went flat and every time I went to the shops, I forgot to get some!!!!!    However, that little mishap has been rectified now and I’m up and running again….soooooooooooo, to show you what I’ve been up to….. four more blocks for the Sandy Quilt Block Drive stitched up and ready to go today…. 3 hot-pads for the birthday stash box… one…. two…. three… and a quilt that qualifies for the birthday-love stash aaaaaand….. a UFO finish for our 2013 Sew it’s Finished group… which you can find more out about HERE….. d’awwwww,  aren’t these puppies soooo cute???? This was a flimsy I picked up at my local Lifeline store last year and it’s been sitting there waiting for a ‘friend’.  It was my boss’s 50th birthday over the weekend, and she’s a fanatical dog-lover, so this li’l flimsy found a pal!!!!   All it needed was a border, sandwiching, quilting and binding and shazzaaaam! Done!   This one has already left the Birthday-Love stash box and it was very satisfying knowing I had it there ready!!!! (and the boss was over the moon too!…..noice!!!) Speaking of Birthday-Love Stash boxes….have you organised one yet? I just found a pretty storage box from the cheap store for a couple of dollars, put a label on it …and now my ‘stash’ has a temporary home until each gift finds its way to its ‘owner’! I’ve organised my calendar too….have you???? I picked up a pretty diary……   and added my birthdays to each month….it was very comforting knowing I had everything organised (knowing the terribly disorganised person I normally am!) and I could actually plan ‘ahead’ for a change! ….even better knowing there weren’t many birthdays in January and I could get myself ahead!!!! *phew*   It’s not too late to sign up for January’s Birthday-Love Stash……Sign up using Mr Widget HERE ,  stitch some love, write about it in your blog and we’ll all come visiting you via your Mr Widget link in the week before the last weekend in the month (yep, I know I’ve changed it again, but it’s an idea that keeps evolving in my head….scary thought!!!…..but I thought that might be easier!!!).  On that LAST WEEKEND in the month, I’ll randomly choose someone to receive a little ‘birthday-love’ creative assistance.  This month it’s going to be this gorgeous charm pack….   Wouldn’t that help to make some beautiful additions to your Stash!!!??? Looking forward to seeing your creations….I’m off to make a birthday cake for hubby’s birthday today! sugary hugs xox   :O)

Some birthday stash love

I know it seems I’ve been missing in action, but to tell you the truth, I’ve been head down, tail up working at getting my stash up and running!!!  

….aside from the fact my camera’s batteries went flat and every time I went to the shops, I forgot to get some!!!!!    However, that little mishap has been rectified now and I’m up and running again….soooooooooooo, to show you what I’ve been up to…..

four more blocks for the Sandy Quilt Block Drive stitched up and ready to go today….

3 hot-pads for the birthday stash box…

one….

two….

three…

and a quilt that qualifies for the birthday-love stash aaaaaand…..

a UFO finish for our 2013 Sew it’s Finished group…

which you can find more out about HERE…..

d’awwwww,  aren’t these puppies soooo cute????

This was a flimsy I picked up at my local Lifeline store last year and it’s been sitting there waiting for a ‘friend’.  It was my boss’s 50th birthday over the weekend, and she’s a fanatical dog-lover, so this li’l flimsy found a pal!!!!   All it needed was a border, sandwiching, quilting and binding and shazzaaaam! Done!  

This one has already left the Birthday-Love stash box and it was very satisfying knowing I had it there ready!!!! (and the boss was over the moon too!…..noice!!!)

Speaking of Birthday-Love Stash boxes….have you organised one yet?

I just found a pretty storage box from the cheap store for a couple of dollars, put a label on it

…and now my ‘stash’ has a temporary home until each gift finds its way to its ‘owner’!

I’ve organised my calendar too….have you???? I picked up a pretty diary……

 

and added my birthdays to each month….it was very comforting knowing I had everything organised (knowing the terribly disorganised person I normally am!) and I could actually plan ‘ahead’ for a change! ….even better knowing there weren’t many birthdays in January and I could get myself ahead!!!! *phew*

 

It’s not too late to sign up for January’s Birthday-Love Stash……Sign up using Mr Widget HERE ,  stitch some love, write about it in your blog and we’ll all come visiting you via your Mr Widget link in the week before the last weekend in the month (yep, I know I’ve changed it again, but it’s an idea that keeps evolving in my head….scary thought!!!…..but I thought that might be easier!!!).  On that LAST WEEKEND in the month, I’ll randomly choose someone to receive a little ‘birthday-love’ creative assistance.  This month it’s going to be this gorgeous charm pack….

 

Wouldn’t that help to make some beautiful additions to your Stash!!!???

Looking forward to seeing your creations….I’m off to make a birthday cake for hubby’s birthday today!

sugary hugs xox   :O)

Getting ready for the New Year with a couple of last minute finishes

What a lovely surprise…..looks like our wet season has arrived with the weather coming in off the cyclone off New Caledonia…..we haven’t had rain for months……this will freshen things up a bit, as well as clean up the old year and start the new year afresh…..literally!!! Can you tell we don’t get rain very often here in the dry tropics????  hee hee Well, what perfect weather for some last minute finishes for the year…..pity they’re not UFO’s I could claim for our Sew It’s Finished blog, which, by the way, is open for new members for 2013 if you have a stack of UFO’s and your goal is to get them done!!!! (hint, hint!) But here are two finishes I managed to sneak in for the OPAM count for December, and for 2012…and for our Birthday-Love Stash 2013….ooh how I love multi-purposing!!!!! This one was from the tutorial and pattern Fee had on her blog a little while back.  You can even buy the coin purse frames at Fee’s Shabby Shack …such a bargain and so quick and easy! (another goodie for the Birthday stash!) I made this for my SIL’s birthday which I missed………in August!!!!   Now you can see why I need to organise myself a little better with the Birthday-Love Stash!!!  You can join with me too….just click on the link to find out more!       ….and yes….she loved it! My other finish is a hot pad……. my very first go at hexies…I love ‘em! And I just adore that fabric…….”Odds & Ends” by Julie Comstock for Moda….I’ve just ordered some more from HERE I love the quotes…..practice twirling…, Find beauty in the everyday, Dare to dream big, fall in love with life, overcome, own your talent…….the list goes on!!!! Things I need to definitely keep in mind for 2013, which is just around the corner.  Hubby and I are going out on the town this year, off for a full seafood banquet for tea and then to see in the new year.  Can’t wait!   So I’ll wish you a very happy New Year…..may it bring you all that you wish for - and some; may it exceed all our expectations with hope, love, faith, health and happiness for our world, our friends and our families. May your bobbin always be full, may your stitching never unravel and… “may the warmth and love you give, return to you all year, to brighten your days in so many ways, and fill your life with cheer!”  – Helen Steiner-Rice   Sugary ‘ding-a-ling, ringing-in-the-new-year’ hugs xox